- GM posts quarterly loss due to coronavirus shutdown – Reuters: GM posts quarterly loss due to coronavirus shutdown
- Elon Musk says DeepMind is his ‘top concern’ when it comes to A.I. – CNBC: The Tesla and SpaceX boss made his comments on DeepMind in an interview with The New York Times.
- Aston Martin accounting error caused carmaker to understate 2019 loss – FT: Aston Martin accounting error caused carmaker to understate 2019 loss
- Former Google Engineer Should Get 27 Months in Prison, US Says – Bloomberg: Anthony Levandowski, the autonomous-driving engineer who agreed to plead guilty to stealing … Uber Technologies Inc. recruited Levandowski from Google to run its self-driving project, and later fired him
- Nissan Sees Wider Full Year Operating Loss – Bloomberg: Nissan Sees Wider Full Year Operating Loss
- GM Beats Estimates as High Truck Prices Help Offset Lost Output – Bloomberg: GM Beats Estimates as High Truck Prices Help Offset Lost Output
- General Motors slides to a loss on falling demand for cars in the US – FT: General Motors slides to a loss on falling demand for cars in the US
- BMW I Ventures invests in GenXcomm to speed 5G – Just-Auto: BMW i Ventures has invested in GenXComm, a company described as having ground-breaking technology that improves the performance and capacity of communication networks, and aims to significantly increase the speed of global 5G deployment.
- Audi uses drones to locate vehicles at Neckarsulm – Just-Auto: Audi is using a specially developed drone system to locate vehicles ready for dispatch at its Neckarsulm site.
- PSA Group to launch new electric platform for larger vehicles – Autocar: PSA Group eVMP New eVMP architecture will be used for hybrid and electric machines only
- Ford took $6B government loan in 2009 — and debt still haunts company – Freep: The company is one of three auto recipients currently listed on the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program site.
- Aston Martin transformation ‘on track’ despite heavy losses – Autocar: Aston Martin DBX New chairman Lawrence Stroll admits coronavirus disruption has been “challenging”
- New Land Rover Defender V8 tests at the Nürburgring – Autocar: V8-powered reborn 4×4 joins the prototype testing sessions at the fearsome German circuit
- Former head of Peugeot design Gilles Vidal joins Renault – Autocar: Former head of Peugeot design Gilles Vidal joins Renault
- Maruti Suzuki India posts first quarterly loss in at least 15 years – Reuters: Maruti Suzuki India posts first quarterly loss in at least 15 years Reuters India
- Start-up Britishvolt to open UK’s first gigafactory in South Wales – Autocar: The upcoming plant from Britishvolt will have a similar output to Tesla’s gigafactory in Nevada
- Fisker announces merger board of directors – Just-Auto: Fisker has announced members of its board of directors, anticipating the completion of its merger with Spartan Energy Acquisition
- 2020 Skoda Enyaq: electric SUV’s interior details revealed – Autocar: Czech firm’s first model on new MEB platform will offer up to 310 miles of range
- Nio and Volkswagen key to future for JAC – Just-Auto: For a while, Anhui Jianghuai Automobile also looked vulnerable. Instead, this medium-sized car maker has found a niche by contract manufacturing EVs
- COLUMN-Rare pause in tech appetite suggests some indigestion: Mike Dolan – Reuters: … Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet alongside Tesla, … beat the lot with an 11% July jump amid Tesla’s latest outsize 40% boom.
- Tesla’s Musk says open to supplying batteries to other automakers – Reuters: Tesla’s Musk says open to supplying batteries to other automakers
- Peugeot boss urges radical steps to cut price of electric cars – FT: Peugeot boss urges radical steps to cut price of electric cars
- South Korea launches safety probe into Tesla vehicles – Reuters: South Korea launches safety probe into Tesla vehicles
- Audi Sport: No choice of powertrains in future RS models – Autocar: Audi”s performance division will electrify future models
